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African buffalo or Cape buffalo – Syncerus caffer. <\/i>There are 4 or 5 subspecies of African buffalo:<\/p>\n

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• Syncerus caffer caffer<\/i> (Cape buffalo or southern savanna buffalo). The largest and most widespread subspecies.<\/li>\n
• S. c. nanus<\/i> (forest buffalo, dwarf buffalo). The smallest subspecies from Central and West Africa.<\/li>\n
• S. c. brachyceros<\/i> (Sudanese buffalo) occurs in West Africa.<\/li>\n
• S. c. aequinoctialis<\/i> (Nile buffalo) from the savannas of Central Africa. This subspecies is sometimes included in the Sudanese buffalo.^{<\/sup><\/li>\n}
• S. c. mathewsi<\/i> (mountain buffalo or Virunga buffalo) from the mountainous areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Not recognized by all taxonomists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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  African buffalo or Cape buffalo – Syncerus caffer. There are 4 or 5 subspecies of African buffalo: Syncerus caffer caffer (Cape buffalo or southern savanna buffalo). The largest and most widespread subspecies. S. c. nanus (forest buffalo, dwarf buffalo). The smallest subspecies from Central and West Africa. S. c. brachyceros (Sudanese buffalo) occurs in West Africa. S. c. aequinoctialis (Nile buffalo) from the savannas of Central Africa. This… <\/p>\n

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